Dachshund advances, out to prove breed is a winner

Could this really be the year that dachshunds get out of the Westminster doghouse?

Always a popular pooch, somehow they’ve never walked off with best in show at America’s top dog competition. But that could change after Burns won the hound group Monday night at Madison Square Garden at the 143rd Westminster Kennel Club dog show.

“Dachshunds are the best breed in the world!” handler Carlos Puig told the cheering crowd at Madison Square Garden.

Jake Seiner The Associated Press Monty, a sheepdog, is groomed Monday ahead of competing at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York.